The poll shows the race between Gov. Ted Strickland and John Kasich to be close, while Rob Portman is leading Lee Fisher for U.S. Senate. The results also show Tea Party advocates to be far more excited about the election than most others -- particularly Democrats -- and sharp divisions in the population regarding who is to blame for the deep economic recession.

The poll was conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati and has a margin of error of 3.4 percent.

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